Cut (2000/I)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Kimble Rendall

Writer:

Dave Warner (written by)

Release Date:

2 March 2000 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

They just have to finish the film... before it finishes them

Plot:

A killer begins to stalk the actors of a low budget horror film, killing them off one by one.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Film Student | Lesbian Kiss | Female Director | Severed Head

Cast

Molly Ringwald	...	Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
Frank Roberts	...	Brad / Scarman
Kylie Minogue	...	Hilary Jacobs
Geoff Revell	...	Lossman
Jessica Napier	...	Raffy Carruthers
Sarah Kants	...	Hester Ryan
Stephen Curry	...	Rick Stephens
Matt Russell	...	Paulie Morrelli
Erika Walters	...	Cassie Woolf
Cathy Adamek	...	Julie Bardot
Steve Greig	...	Jim Pilonski
Sam Lewis	...	Damien Ogle
Paul Blackwell	...	Vanessa's Manager
Scott Heysen	...	Original Director
Don Barker	...	Original Producer

Also Known As:

The Curse (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

82 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

Australia | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

Company:

Beyond Films

Trivia:

It opened in France and Hong Kong at number two at the box office.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The unmarked Commodore police car which arrives at the house has hubcaps. All Australian police cars - marked or unmarked - use pursuit rims, with no hubcaps.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Chloe's mom: Kids...? I've put your dinner on the stove!
Vanessa Turnbill: Okay, Mom.
Chloe's mom: Don't forget to lock up, Chloe.
Vanessa Turnbill: I won't. Bye, Mom.

Movie Connections:

References Scream (1996/I)

Entertaining, though unoriginal.

The idea of a film crew being butchered while shooting a horror film has been done before (in the obscure 1986 flick "Return To Horror High", and probably some other time even before that). The idea of teens making "hip" references to other horror films of the past has been done before (in "Scream"). And so on...Yet, "Cut" is overall an entertaining movie, and if you don't pay more than a dollar to see it, you'll get your money's worth. In the first 20 minutes in particular the filmmakers seem to be onto something different, but then the movie gets increasingly derivative. Still, the special effects are good and Molly Ringwald is perfectly cast as the washed-up ex-B-movie queen. (**1/2)